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carom

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1. carom - Noun

2. carom - Verb

Meaning

A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

To make a carom.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The car caromed off several lampposts Source: Internet

9-Ball Kiss 9-Ball Kiss (also carom nine) is played with the usual nine-ball rack, but breaking with the 1 ball, with the cue ball placed at the head of the rack (in the usual place of the 1 ball). Source: Internet

Games played on a carom billiards table main Straight rail or straight billiards main In straight rail, a player scores a point and may continue shooting each time his cue ball makes contact with both other balls. Source: Internet

Major games There are two main varieties of billiard games: carom and pocket. Source: Internet

Ten-foot tables remain the standard size for carom billiard games. Source: Internet

The early croquet-like games eventually led to the development of the carom or carambole billiards category – what most non- Commonwealth and non-US speakers mean by the word "billiards". Source: Internet

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